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Sixth Amendment
Can a lawyer admit guilt in a murder case over a client’s objections?
In Supreme Court arguments on Wednesday, the nine Justices will tackle a Sixth Amendment question about the proper role of…
The Miranda warning is created 52 years ago today
It was 52 years ago today that the phrase “Miranda warning” was born, after the Supreme Court ruled in a landmark case about…
Race bias in the jury room: what’s the solution?
Lyle Denniston, Constitution Daily's Supreme Court correspondent, looks at a Supreme Court case about racial bias expressed within…
The Supreme Court sends mixed signal on Hurst ruling’s meaning
On Monday, the Supreme Court turned aside a plea to require jurors to satisfy the toughest legal test before they may vote to…
Can only a jury impose the death penalty?
Reading a Supreme Court ruling of last January in a widely expansive way, a divided Delaware Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down…
Constitution Check: Will the right of the poor to a defense lawyer be expanded?
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at the Sixth Amendment issue of a…
Supreme Court overrules Florida death penalty sentencing scheme
In an 8-1 decision, the United States Supreme Court has ruled against Florida’s capital punishment scheme, which says that…
Ernesto Miranda’s role in constitutional history
Note: Landmark Cases, C-SPAN’s series on historic Supreme Court decisions—produced in cooperation with the National…
The Supreme Court takes on assets needed for a criminal defense
Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Luis v. United States. While case does not directly challenge the…
Why Chief Justice John Roberts was eligible for jury consideration
The Supreme Court justices have had some downtime recently, and the most-prominent jurist in the land had an interesting day on…
